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 The
mission of ICLS is to offer language training programs which will
enable a student to speak the target language the way a native speaker
does, to understand it with comparable ease, and to read and write it at
a level proficient enough to be able to undertake a full-time program at a
university, or perform job-related or other equally demanding tasks.
To this end, ICLS has designed an integrated curriculum that targets the
four skills of a language. The curriculum emphasizes the development of the
target language and the mastery of its sounds both in speaking and
listening. The principal activity in the classroom involves Induced
Discourse, which is a continuous interchange between student and teacher.
New elements of the language are systematically introduced so that the
student learns something new by using them to communicate. There is constant
attention to the development of native-like sounds and an understanding of
the nuances of a language as it is spoken by native speakers. Courses are
regularly revised and updated.
ICLS emphasizes productive teacher-student relationships and the fostering
of the best possible learning environment. The Center employs a carefully
selected and highly effective teaching staff which promotes the philosophy
of teaching at ICLS as well as other developments in the field. | 
